News & Announcements

Student Performance Reports for the 2018 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) English Language Arts and Math tests for grades 3-8 and CMAS Science for grades 5, 8, and 11, as well as CMAS Social Studies for 4th graders at selected schools will be available during the Open House event at each school site.
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My mission in the Art Room is to allow students to express themselves in a safe way while being creative and using problem solving when needed. Through all the grade spans we are focusing on those aspects as well as important core skills for every artist.
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Needham students and Families are invited to celebrate the new school year Friday, September 14th, 2018 from 4-6 p.m. at Needham Elementary School. Come see our new look, enjoy free food, and fun activities. Classroom Open House from 4-4:30 pm. Family BBQ from 4:30-6 pm.
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-All collaborative grade level art will be hung in the boardroom downtown from Tuesday September 4th- September 28th. Every student at Needham will have been apart of the collaborative pieces on display!

-Square 1 Art fundraiser is beginning soon. I will have students begin their pieces in the next coming weeks. More info to come on this cool art fundraiser!!

-My 5th grade printmaking and drawing class has painted the cement sculpture in the front of the building.

-Performance Indicators being focused on: Safety in the Art Room, Art is a process, the elements of art and design

Students will be issued IDs again this year. New 2018/19 IDs will be distributed following your school’s Fall picture day. IDs issued last year should be used in lieu of the new IDs until the new photos and IDs are produced. These IDs are important for safety and security, allow access to bus transportation services, can be used with City Transit and are required for school library use.
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Durango 9-R is updating our Friday Folder communications to save paper, staff time, and support our community partners. Starting this year, all Friday Folders (or Thursday Folders at some schools) will be reserved for school and district communications.
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